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Daughter Cells Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae From Old Mothers Display A Reduced Life Span, Nicanor Austriaco, Brian K. Kennedy, Leonard Guarente
Daughter Cells Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae From Old Mothers Display A Reduced Life Span, Nicanor Austriaco, Brian K. Kennedy, Leonard Guarente
Biology Faculty Publications
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae typically divides asymmetrically to give a large mother cell and a smaller daughter cell. As mother cells become old, they enlarge and produce daughter cells that are larger than daughters derived from young mother cells. We found that occasional daughter cells were indistinguishable in size from their mothers, giving rise to a symmetric division. The frequency of symmetric divisions became greater as mother cells aged and reached a maximum occurrence of 30% in mothers undergoing their last cell division. Symmetric divisions occurred similarly in rad9 and ste12 mutants. Strikingly, daughters from old mothers, whether they arose …
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Who Are The Parents Biotechnological Children?, Larry I. Palmer
Who Are The Parents Biotechnological Children?, Larry I. Palmer
Faculty Publications
We do not underestimate the difficulties of legislating on this subject. In addition to the inevitable confrontation with the ethical and moral issues involved, there is the question of the wisdom and effectiveness of regulating a matter so private, yet of such public interest. Legislative consideration of surrogacy may also provide the opportunity to begin to focus on the overall implications of the new reproductive biotechnology- in vitro fertilization, preservation of sperms and eggs, embryo implantation and the like. The problem is how to enjoy the benefits of the technology-especially for infertile couples-while minimizing the risk of abuse. The problem …
Mediating Life And Death Decisions, Diane E. Hoffmann
Mediating Life And Death Decisions, Diane E. Hoffmann
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Rejoinder, Larry I. Palmer
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Method In Jewish Bioethics: An Overview, Dena S. Davis
Method In Jewish Bioethics: An Overview, Dena S. Davis
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
This essay introduces the reader to the processes by which Jewish ethical-legal reasoning brings old insights to bear on new problems generated by advances in science and medicine. There are at least four reasons why Jewish legal thinking in this area is important to the wider community of Western legal scholars. First, because the law often strives to consider different religious beliefs, it is important to understand these beliefs, the history of these beliefs, and how they function within their religious community.
Second, Jewish legal thinking is important because representatives of religious traditions frequently serve on policy and law-making bodies. …
Gestational Surrogacy And The Health Care Provider, Karen H. Rothenberg
Gestational Surrogacy And The Health Care Provider, Karen H. Rothenberg
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Patients As Subjects For Research: Ethical Dilemmas For The Primary Care Clinician-Investigator, Susan F. Slatkoff, Peter Curtis, Ann L. Coker
Patients As Subjects For Research: Ethical Dilemmas For The Primary Care Clinician-Investigator, Susan F. Slatkoff, Peter Curtis, Ann L. Coker
CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Background: Past studies suggested an association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). In 1987, University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals Family Practice Center clinicians were approached for a control population to study this association. Methods: One hundred fives patients attending the UNC Hospitals Neoplasia Clinic with biopsy-proven CIN 2 or 3 and 268 control patients attending the UNC Family Practice Center for a routine Papanicolaou smear were enrolled in this case-control study. Case and control patients consented to having an additional cervical specimen taken and to being interviewed. The cervical specimens were classified by the Southern blot …
An Ethicist's Commentary On Whether Veterinarians Should Report Cruelty, Bernard E. Rollin
An Ethicist's Commentary On Whether Veterinarians Should Report Cruelty, Bernard E. Rollin
Animal Welfare Collection
No abstract provided.
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Narrative, Luck, And Ethics: The Role Of Chance In Ethical Encounters, In Literature And Real Life Experiences, Nona Lyons
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers
Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society - March 9, 1993.
Human Rights In The Social Sciences, Erika Loerner Friedi
Human Rights In The Social Sciences, Erika Loerner Friedi
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers
This paper was originally presented as a Western Michigan University Faculty Scholar Lecture. The Ethics Center is grateful to the Faculty Scholars' Committee and to its chair, Prof. Ernst Breisach, for allowing us to publish it.
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1994
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Concepts Of Animal Well-Being And Predicting The Impact Of Procedures On Experimental Animals, D. J. Mellor, C. S. W. Reid
Concepts Of Animal Well-Being And Predicting The Impact Of Procedures On Experimental Animals, D. J. Mellor, C. S. W. Reid
Experimental Research and Animal Welfare Collection
1. We argue that:
• in their application to non-human animals, 'welfare' and 'well-being' are interchangeable words; and that
• good welfare/well-being is the state of being manifest in an animal when its nutritional, environmental, health, behavioural and mental needs are met.
2. These latter are essentially the 'five freedoms' formulated by the Farm Animal Welfare Council of the United Kingdom.
3. Using the five freedoms as a basis, we have developed a system for assessing the impact of a proposed animal experiment or usage. The freedoms are now transformed into 'domains of potential compromise' and are redefined better to …
Biological Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii
Biological Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii
Scholarly Articles
No abstract provided.
The Next Decade: A Shifting Focus, Henry Spira
The Next Decade: A Shifting Focus, Henry Spira
Commentaries and Editorials
No abstract provided.
The Changing Nature Of The Bioethics Movement, Sandra H. Johnson
The Changing Nature Of The Bioethics Movement, Sandra H. Johnson
All Faculty Scholarship
Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the field of bioethics, this article analyzes the future of bioethics by identifying its role in intellectual history and classifying stages of its development.
Part I considers the formative role of Quinlan, where the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the withdrawal of medical treatment is legally permissible under some circumstances. Quinlan and its progeny established a legal framework for life-sustaining treatment decisionmaking, affirming the use of substituted judgment or best interests standards.
In Part II the article documents the framework shift brought by Cruzan, a high-profile case challenging a family’s authority to make medical …